remote sensing
noun
technical
: the use of satellites to collect information about and take photographs of the Earth
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More than 100 Jilin remote sensing satellites have been launched, designed to acquire information from space via remote instruments.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
And this extends to other areas of space, including remote sensing and low-Earth orbit telecommunications.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Creating Marine Conservation Partnerships Marine conservation offers unique opportunities for tech companies to apply their core capabilities—data analytics, remote sensing and connectivity solutions—in service of environmental protection.
—Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Beyond his business, Gustafson also spent almost three decades teaching at a prominent research university in Virginia, passing his expertise on to students, some of whom went on to careers in environmental monitoring, intelligence, and remote sensing.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
And this extends to other areas of space, including remote sensing and low-Earth orbit telecommunications.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Creating Marine Conservation Partnerships Marine conservation offers unique opportunities for tech companies to apply their core capabilities—data analytics, remote sensing and connectivity solutions—in service of environmental protection.
—Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Beyond his business, Gustafson also spent almost three decades teaching at a prominent research university in Virginia, passing his expertise on to students, some of whom went on to careers in environmental monitoring, intelligence, and remote sensing.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Remote sensing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remote%20sensing. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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